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Reality check: Over the last 30 years, the average cost of tuition and fees for four-year, private schools rose by 146 percent, according to the College Board. As students look for new, creative ways to meet the bottom line, crowdfunding has become a solution for some. Websites like GoFundMe, Upstart and Indiegogo are making it easier than ever for teens to ask family, friends and complete strangers for tuition money. Many of the campaigns featured on these sites ask for cash to cover everything that scholarships and loans don’t. “Send Stephanie to Harvard” is just one success story on GoFundMe. The first-generation, college-bound student from Benito Juarez Community...

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Reality check: Over the last 30 years, the average cost of tuition and fees for four-year, private schools rose by 146 percent, according to the College Board.
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